Pickled Plums for Winter
Description
Winter preservation at home. I think that practically all of you have jars of jam and compotes on your shelves in winter, made from various fruits, including plums. I love this fruit too and always try to make as many preserves from it as I can; relatively recently I found an excellent recipe for pickled plums for winter and now I’m eager to share it with you. It really is a great thing—such plums can be used in various salads or sauces, as well as a garnish for meat or an appetizer on a holiday table. In short, you’ll always find a use for a preserve like this, so be sure to try making pickled plums for winter at home. Serve them at the table or store them in the pantry.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, clean the plums of leaves and stems and rinse them thoroughly. Place the plums in a large container, such as a plastic basin, and alternate each layer of plums with bay leaves and cloves.
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Step 2
The very last layer should be made of plums. When everything is done, you can proceed to preparing the marinade.
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Step 3
Pour the vinegar into a saucepan and bring it to a boil, then start adding the sugar in small portions (1–2 cups at a time). As soon as each portion of sugar has completely dissolved, add the next one, and continue until you have added all 3 kg. The result should be a fairly thick liquid with sugar particles.
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Step 4
Pour the hot marinade over the plums and mix everything together. The marinade will not completely cover them, but that is as it should be; later the plums will release their juice, and there will be enough liquid.
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Step 5
Now comes the most routine part: over the next 5 days, you need to repeat the same procedure every morning and evening. Pour the liquid off the plums into a saucepan and gently stir the plums with a wooden spoon. Put the liquid on the heat and bring it to a boil, then pour it over the plums again.
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Step 6
During breaks between these steps, always cover the container of plums with plastic wrap so insects do not land on them.
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Step 7
By the end of the fifth day, the plums will have released enough juice, and you can move on to the next steps. Pour all the marinade into a saucepan and bring it to a boil again.
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Step 8
Arrange the plums in sterilized jars together with bay leaves and cloves.
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Step 9
And pour boiling marinade over them up to the neck.
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Step 10
Now seal the jars and turn them upside down, wrap them in something warm, and leave them to cool for a day. Then move them to a cool, dark place until winter.